A red-billed oxpecker, Buphagus erythrorhynchus, sits comfortably on the back of a large mammal in South Africa. The bird seems to be looking for tick

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A red-billed oxpecker, Buphagus erythrorhynchus, sits comfortably on the back of a large mammal in South Africa. The bird seems to be looking for ticks or other parasites on the cows skin.

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Size: 5011px × 2774px
Location: South Africa
Photo credit: © Rachel Kolokoff Hopper / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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